Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. is a self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT), investing in income-producing healthcare facilities, principally long-term care facilities located in the United States. It provides lease or mortgage financing to qualified operators of skilled nursing facilities (SNF), assisted living facilities (ALF), independent living facilities (ILF) and rehabilitation and acute care facilities. As of December 31, 2008, its portfolio of investments consisted of 256 healthcare facilities, located in 28 states and operated by 25 third-party operators. It included 227 SNFs, seven ALFs, two rehabilitation hospitals owned and leased to third parties and two ILF, fixed rate mortgages on 15 long-term healthcare facilities, two SNFs owned and operated by the Company; and one SNF as held-for-sale. During 2008, the Company acquired two SNFs in West Virginia, totaling 291 beds, four SNFs, one ALF and one independent living facility, one ALF and one rehab hospital.